Database Platform Lead (Oracle & MSSQL)

Role: Database Platform Lead / DBSRE (Oracle & MSSQL)

Experience: 12+ Years

Location: Singapore

We are only looking for local or PRs for this role.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and architecture

• Own and drive a multi-year strategic roadmap for the database platform, aligned to business goals — cloud migration, cost optimisation, latency SLAs and AI/ML readiness.
• Define the multi-year technical vision for the global database estate in line with enterprise business objectives.
• Architect across Oracle, MSSQL and PostgreSQL, with working knowledge of modern database platforms (CockroachDB, Cassandra, MongoDB, Databricks and equivalents).
• Drive adoption of cloud-native patterns for database services on AWS or equivalent, while sustaining the stability and security of critical on-premises applications and data.

Automation, AIOps and reliability

• Drive adoption of AI, agentic and AIOps capabilities: anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, self-healing, auto-scaling and automated patching of databases.
• Build end-to-end observability for database platforms using Grafana, Datadog or equivalent.
• Build secure self-service capabilities in the database space through UI- and API-based solutions consumable by end users and applications.
• Automate operational tasks and infrastructure changes using Python, Ansible or PowerShell.
• Embed Database Reliability Engineering (DBRE) and Agile practice in day-to-day delivery.

Security, risk and compliance

• Enforce enterprise information security protocols, audit hardening and vulnerability patching across database components.
• Analyse customer requirements to ensure information-security standards, policies and guidelines are upheld, and support routine compliance activity.
• Interpret information-security procedures and help implement them across IT and the business, applying sound judgement and decision-making.

Talent and culture

• Foster a culture of innovation, build once, reuse everywhere, knowledge sharing, automation-first delivery and measured risk-taking.
• Set performance metrics and KPIs for reliability, throughput, latency, cost, error budgets and time to market.
• Build and inspire a high-performing global team of database engineers and technical managers.
• Manage and optimise resource allocation to balance project delivery against operational stability.

Essential Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 18+ years in information technology, including 15+ years hands-on with enterprise database platforms in a large organisation — banking or financial services strongly preferred.
• Deep administration and architecture expertise across Oracle (RAC, Data Guard, OEM), MSSQL (Always On) and PostgreSQL; exposure to CockroachDB, Cassandra, Neptune or equivalents.
• Hands-on experience with at least one public cloud — AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Strong scripting and automation: Python, Ansible, SQL, Shell/Perl.
• Unix/Linux system administration, with a working understanding of underlying network and storage technologies; proficiency across Linux/Unix and Windows.
• IT security compliance experience, including implementation and use of security protocols (SSL, server certificates).
• DevOps and CI/CD pipeline experience using Jenkins or equivalent, with GitHub-based source control.
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform — writing, testing and deploying clean, reusable modules.
• Support services and change management via ServiceNow.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting capability; excellent written and verbal communication with internal customers and team members.

Desirable

• Certification in a public cloud platform and in database products.
• Prior experience leading a database modernisation programme toward a lakehouse or modern data platform target state.

Success Attributes

Initiative, composure under pressure, strong leadership and interpersonal skills, analytical problem-solving, and the ability to work autonomously and self-direct.